Rising CO2 levels could boost wheat yield but slightly reduce nutritional quality
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are rising, which experts predict could produce more droughts and hotter temperatures. Although these ...
Tag: Food/Food Science
Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
New University of Vermont study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pestsCredit: Insect Agroegology and Evolution ...
ORNL scientists make fundamental discovery to creating better crops
Credit: Jessy Labbe/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn. July 22, 2019--A team of scientists led ...
Heart disease biomarker linked to paleo diet
Credit: ECU People who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely to ...
Giving a chip about masa
Credit: Mark Holmes Products we commonly buy at the supermarket, such as tortillas and corn chips, are made from food ...
Micro-ribonucleic acid in milk:Health risk very unlikely
BfR Opinion No 020/2019 of 29 Mai 2019 One type is micro-RNA (miRNA), and its job is to regulate numerous ...
Health impairment through carbofuran in red chili unlikely
BfR Opinion No 015/2019 of April 24, 2019 Carbofuran is a plant protection product which can be used against certain ...
Plant protection products: More clarity about residues in food
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment proposes new indicator to identify risks in order to improve consumer safety This indicator ...
Antibiotics at the limit? Bacteria defending themselves against reserve drugs
The mechanisms of action of antimicrobial resistant pathogens is the main focus of the new issue of the BfR science ...
Long live the long-limbed African chicken
But researcher has bone to pick with modernization: Chickens are losing diversityCredit: Helina Woldekiros, Washington University in St. Louis Pick ...
Intake of phosphates: Babies, infants and children can exceed the health guidance values
BfR Communication No 022/2019 of June 13, 2019 They are added to a large number of foods to perform various ...
Backed in black: How to get people to buy more produce
Backgrounds colors matter when getting veggies to pop at the grocery storeCredit: BYU Photo Researchers from BYU and the Netherlands' ...
The discovery of a more effective method to estimate polluting emissions from nitrogen fertilizers
Credit: Universidad de Córdoba Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions by humans of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent polluting ...
Lack of crop diversity and increasing dependence on pollinators may threaten food security
New research suggests that global trends in farming practices are undermining the pollinators crops depend on and putting agricultural productivity ...
Oh! The places you will go! at the Annual ASHS Conference in Las Vegas
Once you have developed horticultural expertise, the world calls, presenting you with opportunities to travel, learn, develop research ideas and ...
Discovering vertical farming and hydroponic growing at the ASHS Conference in Las Vegas
Access to the largest and most technologically advanced Indoor Vertical Farming facility ever designed and implemented in this country The ...
Heat, salt, drought: This barley can withstand the challenges of climate change
Credit: MLU / Nadja Sonntag Research for the benefit of food security: A new line of barley achieves good crop ...
Did food labeling help hospital employees make healthier cafeteria choices?
What The Study Did: This observational study of nearly 5,700 hospital employees who used the workplace cafeteria reports on whether ...
Research shows that drinking Matcha tea can reduce anxiety
Credit: Dr. Yuki Kurauchi Many different countries have a tea culture, and Japanese Matcha tea is growing in popularity around ...
Scientists decode DNA secrets of world’s toughest bean
Credit: TJ Close / UCR UC Riverside scientists have decoded the genome of black-eyed peas, offering hope for feeding Earth's ...
